USE OF FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS TO STIMULATE BONE GROWTH

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EP 0 830 138 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/13

(21)	Application number: 96919009.0

(22)	Date of filing: 29.05.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12P 21/ 02^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 22^{( . )}
A61K 47/ 36^{( . )}
A61P 1/ 02^{( . )}
A61P 5/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 43/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 00^{( . )}

A61K 38/ 18^{( . )}
A61K 45/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 47/ 42^{( . )}
A61P 3/ 02^{( . )}
A61P 19/ 10^{( . )}
C07K 14/ 50^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/007920

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/038167 (05.12.1996 Gazette 1997/01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	LV SI

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Priority:

31.05.1995 US 19950454964

(71)	Applicants:
	OSTEOSA INC. San Antonio, TX 78229 (US) RHONE-POULENC RORER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Collegeville, PA 19426-0997 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DUNSTAN, Colin, R. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 (US) IZBICKA, Elzbieta San Antonio, TX 78240 (US) MUNDY, Gregory San Antonio, TX 78230 (US) BURGESS, Wilson Clifton, VA 20124 (US) JAYE, Michael, C. Glenside, PA 19038 (US)

(74)	Representative: Caffin, Lee
	Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Limited, Rainham Road South Dagenham, Essex RM10 7XS Dagenham, Essex RM10 7XS (GB)

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